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Foreign—
President Elbert, of Germany, is now
paid a Ralary equivalent to $2,00 a
year. The reichstag budget commis
sion has agreed to raise his stipend, in
view of present high prices and hard
time 3.
A report that has gained consider
able circulation during the recent days
that Fritz Kreisler, noted violinist and
composer, had been appointed Aus
trian ministed to the United States
was officially denied at the Austrian
foreign office.
German motion picture film manu
facturers have perfected a co-opera
tive organization one of the prime pur
poses of which is to capture the Euro
pean trade held by American produc
ers. In the effort to compete with the
American film the Germans are en
deavoring to develop a ‘‘screen
humor’’ which heretofore has been
lacking in their productions.
Withdrawal of American troops sta
tioned in Cuba will be requested by
tho government under a joint resolu
tion passed by both houses of con
gress. The resolution states that “it
would be regarded as a friendly act’’
if the American government acceded
to the request. The troops referred
to are marines, which were stationed
at Camaguey in March, 1917, at the
request of President Monocal.
The national assembly recently rati
fied the treaty of peace between the
United States and Hungary at Buda
pest. Count Albert Apponyi, chairman
of the committee in charge of the
peace agreement, in an address In the
chamber after the ratification, said:
“Though we are not yet acquainted
with America’s future world policy,
this separate treaty is proof of her
disinterestedness and her sincere wish
to help In the reconstructions of east
ern Europe. This single peace, which
was not dictated, recognizes Hungary
as an equal.”
The text of the note addressed re
cently by Chile to Pent in regard to
the dispujte over the provinces of
Tacna and Arica, proposes that the
plebiscite, provided under the treaty
of Ancon, be advanced so as to do
away with the necessity for mainte
nance of excessive military establish
ments.
France is willing temporarily to
forego cash reparations payment from
Germany a high official in the French
foreign office told the correspondent
of the Associated Press.
Further shooting occurred recently
In the Newtownards road district,
Belfast. Several women were wound
ed.
The former German crown prince,
who, since November, 1918, has lived
In Wieringen. is now planning to re
turn to Germany and expects to re
quest permission of the Dutch govern
raent for his departure early in the
spring. Frederick William looks for
ward to life as a country gentleman
with his wife and children on an es
tate at Oelst, (Oelsin, Prussia )
Meeting simultaneously in the Irish
and British capitals, the dail eireann
and the British parliament have start
ed to work on the Irish peace treaty,
and will decide whether peace or war
shall rule in Ireland.
There is a report that revolutionary
troops operating in eastern Peru de
feated the government forces in a bat
tle. The Peruvian censorship Is of
the strictest character.
President Obregon of Mexico, while
entertaining a group of friends at Cha
pultepec castle, saw the great volca
no southeast of Mexico City, erupt—
Popocatepetl. He sent aviators to the
mountain to ascertain the seriousness
of the erpption.
W ashington—
Secretary Herbert Hoover has asked
for twenty million dollars to feed the
starving Russians. He says the vol
untary plan is a failure, and that only
the government can save the day.
The new four-power treaty to pre
serve peace in the Pacific has been
formally sealed and signed by the plen
ipotentiaries of the United States,
Great Britain, Japan and France.
Western Washington was counting
its damages recently after four days
of floods that resulted in the loss of
13 lives, rendered hundreds tempo
rarily homeless, washed out bridge
and roads, disorganized traffic and cut
wire communications in many parts
of the state. The property loss vras
Approval of 182 advances for agricul
turai and live stock purposes aggrega
ting nearly 47,000,000, was announced
by the War Finance corporation. Of
this amount Georgia receives $461,000.
An appropriation of $10,000,000 to be
ÜBed for the purchased of 10,000,000
bushels of corn and 1,000,000 bushels
of seed grain to be distributed in Rus
sia is proposed in a bill introduced
in the house.
The American and Japanese govern
ments have composed their differences
over the Pacific Island of Yap, ami
are preparing to Bign a treaty by
which Japan retains administrative
control over the Island and the United
States secures the cable and wireless
privileges there for which she has con
tended since the Paris peace confer
ence.
Japan has indicated conditional ac
ceptance of the American “5-5-3” naval
ratio and a final settlement of the ques
tion appears imminent. After a meet
ing of the naval “big three,” it was
stated that only a very small point re
mained to be determined.
Agreement of the “big three’ naval
powers on the "5-5-3” naval ratio plan
was officially announced recently at
the state department. Under plan
Japan retains the superdreadnaught
Mutsu instead of the old battleship
Setsuand the United States retains two
additional ships of the Maryland class
instead of the Delaware and North
Dakota. Great Britain as an equiva
lent will build two superdreadnaughts
similar to the Maryland and Mutsu
types, but of greater tonnage, scrap
ping four old battleships of the original
retained list suggested by the Ameri
can plan.
Domestic —
Negotiations are under way for the
sale by southern pine interests to the
French government of approximately
240,000,000 feet of pine lumber, valued
at between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000,
according to an announcement at a
meeting at Memphis, Tenn., of south
ern yellow pine producers.
Twelve years ago, when Harold Fen
ner was nine years old his mother was
killed by a blow on the head. Nothing
was done about it at the time; the case
not even reported to the police, being
generally accepted as an accident. Har
old Fenner recently went to court at
Jersey, City, N. J., and swore out a
manslaughter complaint against his
step-father, Richard Townes, 56, alleg
ing he struck the blow which caused
death.
Equipped with “dust” shooting pis
tols to bring down high-flying insects
that cannot be netted, Jesse H. Wil
liamson and John W. Strohm, a retired
army captain, will sail from New York
on the steamship Polycarp for the jung
les of Brazil in behalf of science. They
plan to penetrate beyond the River of
Doubt.
Coster shops of the Southern railway
were closed at Knoxville, Tenn., in
their entirety and operations, except in
the roundhouse, are suspended until
January 3. Closing the shops means
that between 1,000 and 1,200 men will
be out of employment for a period of
about fifteen working days.
Operating coal mines at night as
well as throughout the day, a radical
departure from the established cus
tom, has been decided by the LaFol
lette Coal & Iron company, and its em
ployees, at LaFollette, Tenn. This
is not only intended to give miners
more work, but to reduce the cost of
production, according to a statement
issued by L. C. Crewe, president.
The body of Tom Slaughter, slain
desperado, buried in a Little Rock,
Ark., cemetery in the presence of
thousands of curious spectators re
cently, may be disinterred. Governor
T. C. McCrae announced receipt of a
long distance telephone message from
G. D. O’Brien, of Dallas, Texas, pro
testing against the funeral service,
and denouncing a woman known at
Little Rock as Mrs. Myrtle Slaughter,
supposed to be the bandit’s widow, of
El Dorado, Arkansas.
Murder was given as the cause of
the death of Charles Nelson, 55, form
erly of Columbus, Ga.. at Mobile, Ala.,
recently by the coroner following an
investigation after the dead body was
found at the bottom of a railroad em
bankment. Nelson was last seen alive
at his home, when he left in an auto
mobile in company with a man that
the police have been unable to locate.
An earthquake that rocked buildings
and which was accompanied by a roar
ing noise, was felt at Rockwood, Tenn.,
and* reports that the tremors were se
vere at Spring City.
Tommy O’Connor, two-gun man, sen
tenced to be hanged for murder, and
two other notorious Chicago criminals,
escaped from jail, fighting their way
past half a dozen guards, most of
whom were beaten into unconscious
ness by the desperadoes in their dash
for liberty, were later apprehended.
Jack Howard, the convict who shot
and killed Tom Slaughter, leader in
the spectacular prison jail delivery
at Little Rock, Ark., recently, has been
arrested on a charge of first degree
murder.
Acreage and diversification will be
the theme of the second annual cotton
conference to be held in Memphis,
Tenn., during the week ending Decem
ber 17
HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDQNOUGH, GEORGIA.
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Columbus. —Mrs. Katherine C. Endi
cott, of Plattsburg, N. Y., wife of Lieu
tenant F. C. Endicott, instructor in the
United States Infantry school, Camp
Banning, was killed when the automo
bile in which she and her husband
were riding crashed into two tele
phone poles.
Atlanta. —Judge John B. Hutcheson
and Solicitor General A. M. Brand, of
the Stone Mountain circuit, were high
ly complimented for the work accom
plished by them in the DeKalb super
ior court during the past year, in the
presentments read by the foreman of
the retiring grand jury.
Waycroas.—Dr. Paul McGee was
elected commander of Ware County
Post No. 10 of the American Legion,
at the annual election of officers. Dr.
McGee is one of the most active work
ers in the local post and his election
is generally favored among the ranks
of the ex-service men.
Atlanta. —The trial of Claude A.
West former executive secretary to
three Georgia governors, charged in in
dictments with larceny after trust in
connection with the alleged misappro
priation of $14,000 of state funds,
which was scheduled in the Fulton su
perior court was continued on account
of the illness of Attorney Walter A.
Sims, of counsel for the defendant.
Atlanta. —The plea of insanity enter
ed by the attorneys for James Don
ahue, a deaf mute, who has been on
trial in the Dekalb superior court on
charges of murdering his uncle, J. M.
Hunt, at the latter’s home near Stone
Mountain the evening of October 10,
was upheld by the jury, and Judge
John B. Hutcheson ordered Donahue
committed to the state insane asylum
at Milledgeville.
Calhoun. —F. L. Hicks was elected
mayor of Calhoun in the city primary
defeating John and Harry B.
Richards. The councilmanic race re
sulted in the election of Dr. W. R.
Richards and T. C. Cantrell, defeating
C. S. Bryant and T. A. Honey. Drs. E.
O. Shellman and J. H, Boston were re
elected without opposition on city
pchool board. Quite a large vote was
polled by the ladies.
Cleveland. —One of the most inter
esting elections ever held in Cleve
land was the election of mayor and
four councilmon, which resulted in the
ye-election of E. B. Craven for mayor
by only six votes and Dr. L. G. Neal,
J. B. R. Barrett, Allen Jarrard and
Charlie Jarrard for councilman. All
the candidates on both sides are pop
ular In Cleveland and it was the hard
pst-fought election ever held here.
Americus. —Peach blooms and small
peaches, the second to be borne this
year, have appeard upon trees in the
home orchard of Mrs. E. C. Guerry.
Besides this freak, fully developed
English pear and butter beans grown
from seed planted early this fall, are
jLo be found in the Guerry garden. Both
are unusual and have caused much
comment here. Especial care is to be
Eaken of the peach trees in an effort
to develop a second crop of fruit.
Atlanta.—One of the most mumiuii
proceedings in the history of Atlanta
courts came to light when tha govern
ment of the United States became the
plaintiff in a civil suit tiled in the Ful
ton superior oourt against Harold L.
Turner, a former captain at Camp
Jesup, tor the possession of an auto
mobile valued at $6,000, and alleged to
have been purchased with part of a
fund of $17,000 said to have been em
bezzled by Turner. Turner is now said
to be serving a sentence in a military
prison in New York.
Atlanta. —The closing session of the
sixteenth annual convention of the
Southern Fertilizer association, held in
the ballroom of the Piedmont hotel
recently, was featured by the election
of officers for 1922 and addresses on
technical matters relative to the fer
tilizer industry. Charles 11. MacDow
ell, president of the Armour Fertilizer
work, of Chicago, and president of the
National Fertilizer association and
Judge C. G. Wilson, president of the
Virginia-Carollna Chemical company,
delivered addresses.
Atlanta. —The unique “platform” an
nounced by John J. Eagan, prominent
Atlanta business man who has just
been elected president of the American
Cast Iron Pipe company, of Birming
ham, has attracted national attention.
Mr. Eagan’s “platform,” which is that
the concern 3hall be guided by the
principles of the teachings of Jesus
Christ, is the subject of feature ar
ticles being prepared by large syn
dicates for publication throughout the
country. Mr. Eagan, who is a well
known capitalist, philanthropist, and
prominent laymen of the Central Fres
byterian church, has been connected
with the Birmingham concern for sev
eral years. A strict application of
Christ’s teachings as the guiding prin
ciples in conducting the affairs of thj
Birmingham plant, as Mr. Eagan see,,
it, means: A reasonable living wage
to the lowest paid workman. Con
stant employment to every member of
the organization. Actual application
of the Golden Rule in all relations be
tween employer and employee.
THE STORY OF
OUR STATES
By JONATHAN BRACE
(© by MoClure New»paper Syndicate.)
ARIZONA
ft I S T O RICALLY,
if Arizona is both
the youngest and
r °t) a bly the oldest
|2( jnjof our states - While
JM)I it is the last of the
states to be admitted
to the Union, and as
such dates its existence only from
1912 its history before the advent of
white men dates back into the dim
past. Here were located those inter
esting people, the Cliff Dwellers, and
the ruins of their cities high up in in
accessible places have caused much
speculation as to these ancient peo
ple. It is supposed that these Cliff
Dwellers were the ancestors of the
Pueblo Indians and were decidedly
more advanced in civilization than
their neighbors. They were probably
of the same race as the Aztecs of
Mexico and understood irrigation, agri
culture and the building arts.
It was rumors of the great Pueblos
that instigated the first visit of the
white men. Padre Nizan in 1539 ex
plored this territory and he was fol
lowed by Coronado in search of the
mythical wealth of the Indian cities.
Coronado, though failing to find the
reputed gold, did discover the Grand
Canon of the Colorado with its wonder
ful scenic beauty, which has become
one of the great assets of the state.
This region was considered part of
the Spanish territory and when Mexi
co declared its independence it became
a Mexican province. After the Mexican
war the section north of the Gila river
was ceded to the United States and
the southern portion was acquired
through the Gadsden Purchase in 1853.
In 1863 Arizona was separated from
New Mexico and made a territory. In
dian uprisings and the great extent of
desert land tended to retard settle
ment. With the suppression of the
Indians and the development of irri
gation, the state has made steady
gains in population. The Roosevelt
dam, the second largest in the world,
was opened in 1911 and irrigates 270,-
000 acres of arid land In Arizona.
The derivation of the name Arizona
is uncertain, but it possibly came from
the Spanish, meaning “dry belt.”
TERRITORIES
® r THE Story of Our
1 States” would
not be complete
without a bn e f
mention of the oth
er territory of the
United States,
which is not includ
ed in the actual forty-eight states. The
biggest of these territories Is Alaska,
with an area of 590,884 square miles.
This huge region was under Russian
domination until 1867 when the
United States purchased it for $7,200,-
000, or less than two cents an acre.
There was some grumbling at the time
by a few congressmen over “adding a
refrigerator to the United States.” But
the refrigerator has been found to be
well-stocked with gold, coal, forests and
fisheries, so that Alaska has proved a
profitable investment.
Hawaii, like Alaska, is a regular
territory. In 1893 there was a suc
cessful revolution against the Hawaii
an queen, and a provisional govern
ment was formed under American pro
tection. In 1898, at the request of the
population, Hawaii was annexed to
the United States. These islands con
tain 6,449 square miles.
Porto Rico, Guam and the Philip
pines were ceded to the United States
in 1899 as a result of the Spanish-
Anierican war. Porto Rico and the
Philippines are dependencies and not
territories. Their local affairs are ad
ministered by a legislature of two
houses and they are represented in
the United States by resident commis
sioners elected by the legislatures.
Guam is under the control of naval
officers in command of naval stations.
Under similar naval control are the
Tutuila group and Samoa, which were
ceded in 1899 by Great Britain and
Germany.
Then there is the Panama Canal
Zone, which was purchased from Pana
ma in 1904 for $10,000,000. This is
governed by the Isthmian Canal com
mission under the supervision of the
war department and of course has no
presidential vote.
Tlie year 1917 saw the purchase
from Denmark of the Virgin islands,
for $25,000,000. These aggregate only
150 square miles and are temporarily
governed by a naval officer.
Finally, there is the District of Co
lumbia. which was organized in 1791
as the seat of our federal government.
The residents have no vote for either
local or national officials, nor are they
represented in congress. Congress act"
is the local legislature for the district
and three commissioners appointed bj
the President act as the administna
Live body.
improved uniform international
Sunday School
» Lesson ’
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.»
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1921, W«*tern Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 25
CHRISTMAS LESSON—THE VISIT
OF THE WISE MEN.
LESSON TEXT—Matt 2:1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT—And when they had
opened their treasures they presented
unto him gifts; gold and frankincense
and myrrh.—Matt. 2:11.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Wise Men Visit tha
Baby Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC—The Wisp Men and
the Star.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—The First Christmas.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—The Most Joyous Day in the Year.
1. The King Earnestly Sought (vv.
1,2).
These Wise Men who sought Jesus
were either Arabian or Persian as
trologers —students of the stars. The
appearance of an unusual star at
tracted their attention. Perhaps
they were acquainted with the famous
prophecy of Balaam (Num. 24:17).
Doubtless through the influence of the
Jews who remained in Chaldea, or the
direct influence of Daniel extending
to this time, they had become ac
quainted with the hope of a Messiah..
The light they had was dim, but they
lived up to the best they had. Te
those who act upon the best light
they have, God always gives more.
To those who refuse to act upon the
knowledge given, God not only re
fuses to give more, but brings into
confusion that which they already
possess (Matt. 25:28). These men
were really wise. Let us learn from
them:
1. That all true wisdom leads to
the Savior, for He is the Logos—tho
fulness of wisdom.
2. That God’s Word shall not return
unto him void (Isa. 55:11). The seeds
cast upon the waters of the East
brought forth fruit after many days.
No work done for the Lord eventually
fails.
3. Tiie grace of God calls men from
unexpected quarters. Some who have
the least opportunities give the great
est honors to Christ; while others,
blessed with the richest opportunities,
shut Him out.
11. Herod Seeking to Kill the King
(vv, 3-8).
The news brought by the Wise Men
struck terror to Herod’s heart. He
was not alone in this, for all Jerusalem
was troubled with him. The news
ought to have brought joy. A glimpse
at the social customs in and about
Jerusalem at that day will enable us
to understand why this news brought
uneasiness to the people. They were
living In the greatest luxury. Fine
dresses, sumptuous feasts, fine houses,
etc., led to gross immoralities. They
did not want a Savior who would
save them from their sins—they
wanted to continue in them. Herod
demanded of the priests and scribes
information as to where Christ should
be born. They soon were able to tell
him. These people had a technical
knowledge of the Scriptures, but had
no heart for the Savior set forth
therein. They had no disposition to
seek Him. This al! occurred in Jeru>
salem, the city of the King—the place
of all places where He should have
been welcomed. It seems where the
greatest privileges are, there is the
greatest indifference shown as tf
spiritual matters.
111. 'i he King Found (vv. 9-12).
The Wise Men having obtained the de
sired information, started immediately
to find the King. As soon as they left
the city, the star which had guided
them from the East appeared again
to lead them on. Not that it had
disappeared from the sky, but the
dwellings of the city, no doubt, shut
out the sight of it. Oftentimes our
spiritual vision is obscured or hidden
by the things cf this world. The star
guided them to the place where the
Christ was. Those who earnestly
seek Jesus shall find Him, though all
hell oppose. When they found Him
they worshiped Him. In this they
displayed true faith. They did not
see any miracles, only a babe, yet
they worshiped Him as King. “Blessed
are they that have not seen, and yet
have believed” (John 20:29). Note
God’s overruling providence in all
this. Many hundred years before, the
prophet said that Christ should come
from Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). God so
ordered affairs that Mary should be
brought to that city to give birth to
Christ. God so ordered that these
men should depart another way, there
by defeating Herod’s wicked purpose.
The Lord put gifts into the hands of
Joseph and Mary before going ro
Egypt. Doubtless this served a good
purpose in meeting their expenses dur
ing their stay there. Truly “All things
work together for good to them that
love God.” (Rom. 8:28).
